The first phase of the plan was, of course, elimination of high value targets. If Xanatos could take the opposing queens and rooks and bishops off the board, it would be quite the easy match. Additionally, Xanatos had need of a.. Test. He'd been assured of the capability of the Robots and Androids and such, but he needed a... Test.

The perfect selection for this test would be one Caesar Paladin. Archer City's local dragon. Fast, powerful, and durable. A flying tank. It would be quite interesting, indeed, to see what his foot soldiers could do against such a creature. It hadn't been difficult to keep track of the dragon. It spent stupid amounts of time lounging around in clouds- Xanatos wondered if it knew what a satellite was. Hah, probably not. Stupid dragons.
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The X-242 Assault Unit was a marvel of modern engineering. Co-built by the highups of the Mobius Club and the local mechromancer, Techmaturge. Virtually invulnerable to small caliber rounds, in most places, magnetic disruption arrays for dissipation of plasma-based attacks, EMP shielded. Xanatos had requested the EMP shielding specifically- he might need to drop a few power armored nutjobs or two with a quick EMP grenades.
In terms of armament, Xanatos had gone the full nine yards. An arm that doubled as a grenade launcher, shoulder mounted Microwave Lasers, wrist mounted 30mm bolters, and a chest-mounted plasma beam. [i]And that[/i] was before you counted all the equipment.

The X-242's first ever deployment was going well. It was en route to one of Archer City's many high rises, adjacent to the Sports Building. Incognito approach protocols had been activated- this model wore a trench coat and black hat to conceal it's more robotic features. Despite their expertise, the Mobius Club has not been able to get over the uncanny valley- but they had gotten the human gait down.

The robot easily pushed its way through the crowd. Simply by walking ahead, it was able to force its way through. As it walked, sensors on its eyes scanned.
"SCANNING. James Schofield, 39, takes heart pills twice daily. NON-MATCH.
SCANNING. Rebecca Wattson, 15, tumblr posts about hating her father. NON-MATCH.
ADJUST SCAN HEIGHT. Subject on rooftop.
SCANNING. Caesar Paladin, AGE UNKNOWN, can transform into a dragon. MATCH."
X-242's shoulder cannons ascended silently. No one in the crowd seemed to noticed- they were transfixed by a man's crumbled form on the ground. The robot's cannons would feel like concentrated flamethrowers- eradicating flesh and bone through an impossibly fast boil.